Comic link vs comic connect | CBCS Comics

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Originally Posted by Despain
The customer service at ComicLink is second to none. I received a book from them that had a cracked CGC case. I contacted them, and they paid for return shipping and the re-holder fee. Awesome.

Comic Connect states that if a case is damaged in shipping to you then they are not responsible.

Just something to keep in mind.

Hold the phone, brotha.

You have misinterpreted whatever you read on CC's site.

CC's shipping insurance covers cracked holders, lost/stolen shipments and the like. There is no way that CC would leave anyone holding the bag like that, as you alluded to.

ComicConnect is owned by Vincent Zurzolo.

Zurzolo also owns Metropolis Comics.

He is the cat who paid a record high price for a CGC'd 9.2 white pages copy of Action #1 a couple years back, to give you an idea of Zurzolo's standing in this business.

Zurzolo is one of the biggest and most reputable dealers out there.

I don't know Zurzolo all that well on a personal level, but I have talked to him with him at various cons, briefly
I am a very good judge of character, but Zurzolo's reputation speaks for itself.

Zurzolo is as stand up as they come, without any question whatsoever.

To suggest otherwise shows either malicious intent or a simple misunderstanding of the facts.

Zurzolo is also an old friend of Mike Carbanaro.

Like Vincent, Mike is also one of the most well known, reputable dealers/convention promoters out there. He has partnered up with Zurzolo in the past, on finding and buying silver and gold comic collections which achieved pedigree status.

I have known Mike , from setting up at his cons, for the better part of 20 years.

Carbonaro literally gave me the jacket of off his back, when I lost my car keys at his last Winter Con, and I had to wait hours sitting in my car for replacement keys after Wintercon ended on Sunday night.Mike even offered to give me a ride home.

Mike goes out of his way to take care of dealers who set up at his show, in every conceivable way. He is very likely, the best promoter out there. Of you don't make out very well at a Carbo show, you have your head in the sand.

I have never walked away from a con put on by Carbo , or from selling or buying books from Mike, without being treated very fairly.To say the least.

Carbo is beyond reproach, period.

Mike bought a book from me at the Garden State Comic fest last month, he gave me a more than fair price.Looked me in the eye and shook my hand afterwards, like a man.

Maybe 17 or 18 years ago I bought a copy of Hulk 181 for about $200 from Carbo at a con in the NY area, can't remember what con it was but I remember he had several copies and he was selling them at flippable prices.I remember him telling me the price and his grade, and that if I couldn't make a decent buck at his price, I shouldn't be selling comics.You have to respect a straight shooter.

FRY, this was before CGC came around and a VF copy of Hulk 181 was worth slightly under $400.

$360 is the figure that sticks out in my memory.

I listed that book on eBay via no reserve auction with the starting bid at cover price, and it sold for $375 or so, which was Overstreet value back than.

Bob Storms of High Grade Comics was the winning bidder.

Bob picked up the book in person at my table at a show in center city Philly. I remember him saying that my grading was solid, or something to that effect.

Long winded digression aside, Bob Storms is one of the national, reputable dealers who would also echo my statements about Zurzolo, in thos thread, if you asked him.

That said, before you disparage someone's business and thus, their character....

PLEASE make sure that you have your facts straight.

I guarantee that you are wholly mistaken.

If you want Zurzolo to address your statement in this thread, I can drop him a line for you and I am sure that he will address your concerns here. It is no problem, at all.

Collector 1.62K	1.62K Despain private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 4
	No, you hold the phone, FELLA. I wasn't posting an uninformed opinion about Comic Connect, nor was I making a malicious claim against them. I took the information directly from their site: However, as cracking and chipping on CGC holders is quite common, ComicConnect cannot guarantee the condition of the CGC holder. ComicConnect cannot accept returns on CGC books due to holder damage that does not affect the grade, value or condition of the comic itself. There it is from their site in bold text. It's extremely clear that Comic Connect WILL NOT accept returns due to holder damage. ComicLink, on the other hand, will. Fella. [bold textquote=CopperAgeKids]Quote: Originally Posted by Despain The customer service at ComicLink is second to none. I received a book from them that had a cracked CGC case. I contacted them, and they paid for return shipping and the re-holder fee. Awesome. Comic Connect states that if a case is damaged in shipping to you then they are not responsible. Just something to keep in mind. Hold the phone, brotha. You have misinterpreted whatever you read on CC's site. CC's shipping insurance covers cracked holders, lost/stolen shipments and the like. There is no way that CC would leave anyone holding the bag like that, as you alluded to. ComicConnect is owned by Vincent Zurzolo. Zurzolo also owns Metropolis Comics. He is the cat who paid a record high price for a CGC'd 9.2 white pages copy of Action #1 a couple years back, to give you an idea of Zurzolo's standing in this business. Zurzolo is one of the biggest and most reputable dealers out there. I don't know Zurzolo all that well on a personal level, but I have talked to him with him at various cons, briefly I am a very good judge of character, but Zurzolo's reputation speaks for itself. Zurzolo is as stand up as they come, without any question whatsoever. To suggest otherwise shows either malicious intent or a simple misunderstanding of the facts. Zurzolo is also an old friend of Mike Carbanaro. Like Vincent, Mike is also one of the most well known, reputable dealers/convention promoters out there. He has partnered up with Zurzolo in the past, on finding and buying silver and gold comic collections which achieved pedigree status. I have known Mike , from setting up at his cons, for the better part of 20 years. Carbonaro literally gave me the jacket of off his back, when I lost my car keys at his last Winter Con, and I had to wait hours sitting in my car for replacement keys after Wintercon ended on Sunday night.Mike even offered to give me a ride home. Mike goes out of his way to take care of dealers who set up at his show, in every conceivable way. He is very likely, the best promoter out there. Of you don't make out very well at a Carbo show, you have your head in the sand. I have never walked away from a con put on by Carbo , or from selling or buying books from Mike, without being treated very fairly.To say the least. Carbo is beyond reproach, period. Mike bought a book from me at the Garden State Comic fest last month, he gave me a more than fair price.Looked me in the eye and shook my hand afterwards, like a man. Maybe 17 or 18 years ago I bought a copy of Hulk 181 for about $200 from Carbo at a con in the NY area, can't remember what con it was but I remember he had several copies and he was selling them at flippable prices.I remember him telling me the price and his grade, and that if I couldn't make a decent buck at his price, I shouldn't be selling comics.You have to respect a straight shooter. FRY, this was before CGC came around and a VF copy of Hulk 181 was worth slightly under $400. $360 is the figure that sticks out in my memory. I listed that book on eBay via no reserve auction with the starting bid at cover price, and it sold for $375 or so, which was Overstreet value back than. Bob Storms of High Grade Comics was the winning bidder. Bob picked up the book in person at my table at a show in center city Philly. I remember him saying that my grading was solid, or something to that effect. Long winded digression aside, Bob Storms is one of the national, reputable dealers who would also echo my statements about Zurzolo, in thos thread, if you asked him. That said, before you disparage someone's business and thus, their character.... PLEASE make sure that you have your facts straight. I guarantee that you are wholly mistaken. If you want Zurzolo to address your statement in this thread, I can drop him a line for you and I am sure that he will address your concerns here. It is no problem, at all.
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	Quote: Originally Posted by esaravo My two cents. I have purchased books that I have won at auctions on ComicLink. As stated, there is a $20 shipping fee that applies if you win one book or ten. So if you win one auction, it's incentive to win a few more to spread out that shipping cost. They also charge an additional 3% for Visa payments (you could pay by check and not get the surcharge). As far as I can tell, they do not accept PayPal. My books were packed well and arrived quicker than I expected. They do put a "ComicLink" sticker on the slabs that I could do without. I have also won comics on auctions held by MyComicShop. They have extremely reasonable shipping, have very accurate grading for unslabbed comics, and accept PayPal. Although I have bid on several comics in auctions at Comic Connect, so far I have not won any yet. I am not sure of their shipping costs or if they accept PayPal. Comic Link takes checks and money orders too. They have to clear before you package ships though.
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I had no way of knowing that 9.8 graded copies signed by Adam Hughes weren't what you were looking for. 30.29K	30.29K drchaos private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 0
	Quote: Originally Posted by moodswing Quote: Originally Posted by drchaos Quote: Originally Posted by moodswing For comic connect, how do the auctions work with best offers? I see you can make an offer for the comic and the highest offer is shown. I don't see anything that indicates when the auction ends. Apples and oranges. You can make offers on their fixed price listings but auctions only allow you to increase the bid. If another buyer / bidder else has already bid $100 there is no reason for the seller to accept your $90 best offer. So the seller can just decide when to close the auction? No, the seller is committed to sell the book at the fixed time and date when the auction ends to sell it to the highest bidder.
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	Quote: Originally Posted by Despain The customer service at ComicLink is second to none. I received a book from them that had a cracked CGC case. I contacted them, and they paid for return shipping and the re-holder fee. Awesome. Comic Connect states that if a case is damaged in shipping to you then they are not responsible. Just something to keep in mind. Hold the phone, brotha. You have misinterpreted whatever you read on CC's site. CC's shipping insurance covers cracked holders, lost/stolen shipments and the like. There is no way that CC would leave anyone holding the bag like that, as you alluded to. ComicConnect is owned by Vincent Zurzolo. Zurzolo also owns Metropolis Comics. He is the cat who paid a record high price for a CGC'd 9.2 white pages copy of Action #1 a couple years back, to give you an idea of Zurzolo's standing in this business. Zurzolo is one of the biggest and most reputable dealers out there. I don't know Zurzolo all that well on a personal level, but I have talked to him with him at various cons, briefly I am a very good judge of character, but Zurzolo's reputation speaks for itself. Zurzolo is as stand up as they come, without any question whatsoever. To suggest otherwise shows either malicious intent or a simple misunderstanding of the facts. Zurzolo is also an old friend of Mike Carbanaro. Like Vincent, Mike is also one of the most well known, reputable dealers/convention promoters out there. He has partnered up with Zurzolo in the past, on finding and buying silver and gold comic collections which achieved pedigree status. I have known Mike , from setting up at his cons, for the better part of 20 years. Carbonaro literally gave me the jacket of off his back, when I lost my car keys at his last Winter Con, and I had to wait hours sitting in my car for replacement keys after Wintercon ended on Sunday night.Mike even offered to give me a ride home. Mike goes out of his way to take care of dealers who set up at his show, in every conceivable way. He is very likely, the best promoter out there. Of you don't make out very well at a Carbo show, you have your head in the sand. I have never walked away from a con put on by Carbo , or from selling or buying books from Mike, without being treated very fairly.To say the least. Carbo is beyond reproach, period. Mike bought a book from me at the Garden State Comic fest last month, he gave me a more than fair price.Looked me in the eye and shook my hand afterwards, like a man. Maybe 17 or 18 years ago I bought a copy of Hulk 181 for about $200 from Carbo at a con in the NY area, can't remember what con it was but I remember he had several copies and he was selling them at flippable prices.I remember him telling me the price and his grade, and that if I couldn't make a decent buck at his price, I shouldn't be selling comics.You have to respect a straight shooter. FRY, this was before CGC came around and a VF copy of Hulk 181 was worth slightly under $400. $360 is the figure that sticks out in my memory. I listed that book on eBay via no reserve auction with the starting bid at cover price, and it sold for $375 or so, which was Overstreet value back than. Bob Storms of High Grade Comics was the winning bidder. Bob picked up the book in person at my table at a show in center city Philly. I remember him saying that my grading was solid, or something to that effect. Long winded digression aside, Bob Storms is one of the national, reputable dealers who would also echo my statements about Zurzolo, in thos thread, if you asked him. That said, before you disparage someone's business and thus, their character.... PLEASE make sure that you have your facts straight. I guarantee that you are wholly mistaken. If you want Zurzolo to address your statement in this thread, I can drop him a line for you and I am sure that he will address your concerns here. It is no problem, at all.
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	C'mon folks, let's face it. If you have a legitimate concern and engage either company to help you out, they will work with you one on one to try to straighten things out. Legally, they put all these checks and balances there to help keep everyone honest and to protect themselves from scammers, cheaters, crooks and other fraudulent activity. If they didn't, they would soon be out of business. So splitting hairs over this or that is a waste of time and worry.
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	Well I just signed up at Comic Link. Looking foreword to seeing if I can snag any sweet books for cheap.
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	Quote: Originally Posted by Wolverine Well I just signed up at Comic Link. Looking foreword to seeing if I can snag any sweet books for cheap. No just kidding, let me know how it goes. I think I'll be placing some bids this month too.
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	Fella is good but my go to is " Buddy" Hey buddy, watch it!
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